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Mao lines up strong legal team to challenge polls’ commission

Mao lines up strong legal team to challenge polls’ commission

Following the rejection of Norbert Mao to stand as the Gulu municipality MP, the party and the fallen candidate have lined up a massive and strong legal team to challenge the polls commission on the grounds used to refuse him from contesting for his desired post. Speaking to journalists today in Kampala, the head of […]

Electoral Commission urged to improve on its integrity

The Acting commissioner, Uganda Human Rights commission Dr. Katebalirwe Amooti says although they recognize that the Uganda electoral commission has challenges, some of them beyond their control, little has been done to improve the handling of the election process. He was speaking as Uganda joined the rest of the world to commemorate the international human […]

Uganda and South Sudan governments to review cooperation

The governments of Uganda and South Sudan are to form a joint permanent commission to deliberate on the key issues that concern both states. This follows a newly acquired status for South Sudan as an independent state. The Permanent secretary in the ministry of foreign affairs, Ambassador James Mugume says that Uganda had signed numerous […]

Uganda Human Rights Commission says torture is on rise

Uganda Human Rights Commission says torture is on rise

The Uganda human rights commission has cited torture as the highest form of abuse registered last year. The revelation was made by officials from the commission while presenting its 14th Annual report for 2011 to parliament’s human rights committee. The commission said the top five alleged violations remained the same as those registered in 2010 and […]

Government asked to ghost teachers

The probe Commission investigating mismanagement of UPE and USE funds has recommended sanctions against all officials responsible for creating ghosts in the system. The recommendation is contained in a report which has been handed over to the president today at Nakasero state house. Several stakeholders including parliament had for some time tasked the commission to […]

Butambala elections: Kabaka and Islam key factors

    Butambala County parliamentary by election nominations starts on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. The electoral commission is done with updating the voter’s registers and the registers are being displayed in the constituency to remove the names of the dead or people who shifted from Butambala. The Butambala district returning officer, Mark Muganzi is […]

Government threatens to deregister FDC over accountability

The Electoral Commission (EC) is in the process of deregistering some political parties over their reported failure to account for the funds they get from local and international donors. The chairman of the electoral commission, Eng. Badru Kiggundu has sent letters to Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) and Democratic Party among […]

Police clashes with electoral commission officials

  The Uganda police has come out to correct the erroneous reports attributed to the electoral commission (EC) and reported in the media, regarding police investigation into complaints of electoral fraud in the recent by election of Kasese woman MP representatives. The police spokesperson Simon Kutesa says that EC contends that the arrest of the […]